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I Pity the Fool

by Deadric Malone · posted by gene

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Draw note
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Half-step bend
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Two half-step bend
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Three half-step bend
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Chord — relevant hole numbers in parentheses
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Tab
You can add notes, leave notes out, add phrases, whatever.  Improvise all you want!  Jam with the attached midi.  Listen to this YouTube thing:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=94pQOO_mlIA&mode=related&search=

Change the lyrics around.  They did:
http://www.bluesforpeace.com/lyrics/pity-the-fool.htm

http://www.lyricsdir.com/david-bowie-i-pity-the-fool-lyrics.html

http://www.bestlyrics.org/C/0/Cyndi-Lauper/Pity-The-Fool/

4 -3'  4 -3' -2   -2
  I   pi-ty  the fool

-5 6   4 -3' -2  -2
  I   pi-ty  the fool

6   -6 7 -6  6  4 -3' -2 -2
I     said   I pi-ty the fool

-4   -5 -5 -5 6  -5   4 -3' 4 -3' -2
You know I pi-ty the       fool

 -4   -4   -4  5   -4   -4
That falls in love with you

-4  -5 -4     4  4  -3' 4
And ex-pects you to be true

4 -3' 4 -3' -2  -2
Oh I pi-ty  the fool
_________________________

Play three times (or as many as ya wanna!):
 6   7 -6  7    -6 6
Look  at  the peop-le

-5  6    -5     6  -5  -4
I  know you're won-der-ing

 4      4    -3' 2
What they're do-ing

  6      -6     7  -6    6
They're just stand-ing there

  -5   6  -5  7 6  6  7   7 -7  6
Watch-ing you make a fool  of   me
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I pity the fool
I said I pity the fool
I pity the fool
You know I pi-ty the fool
That falls in love with you
And ex-pects you to be true
Oh I pi-ty the fool...
Play on a harmonica— watch which holes to blow & draw, with sound

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